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Taxi passengers in Cleveland should be able to ride in clean cabs with drivers who speak English and know their way around the region, City Council's transportation committee chairman says. Councilman Kevin Kelley this week introduced a new law to create a passenger bill of rights for riders. It outlines standards of operation and behavior for taxi drivers. The document would have to be posted in every cab. More From The Plain Dealer | Subscribe To The Plain Dealer Cleveland considers bill of rights for taxi riders Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Susan Vinella Plain Dealer Reporter Taxi passengers in Cleveland...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryAugust 5, 2006 President's Radio Address       Audio      In Focus: Immigration      THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, my Administration met a key objective in our efforts to better secure our Nation's border. In May, I pledged to deploy up to 6,000 National Guard members to support the Border Patrol, and we fulfilled that pledge by August 1st. Through Operation Jump Start, National Guard members are now on duty supporting the Border Patrol in Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico.  Radio Address 200620052004200320022001  Radio Interviews 20052004 On Thursday, I visited the Rio Grande Valley...

Should businesses like Geno's Steaks be allowed to make customers speak English when requesting service. Yes, of course. A common language is of great benefit and it is foolish to expect those in a small shop to be able to communicate effectively in all the possible languages. No, only a bigot would even think to ask such a question. Multi-cultural diversity is good. We should use the bar scene in the original Star Wars as the model for our nation.

I've seen pictures of the sign, the place and the man ... But .. who has a printable replica of the sign

109TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Fortuño introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on .......................... A BILL To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2006’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Civil Rights Commission has ruled a sign in the window of a southwest Ohio tavern declaring, "For Service, Speak English," is discriminatory. The panel said Thursday the Pleasure Inn on U.S. 42 in Mason, northeast of Cincinnati, violated the state civil rights law. Commission spokeswoman Christia Alou White said the tavern could be ordered to remove the sign, to pay for advertisements about nondiscrimination, and its staff could be ordered to undergo diversity training or cultural sensitivity training. The business has 10 days to ask the commission to reconsider. The tavern owner's lawyer declined to...

PHOENIX (AP) - A man accused of rape and kidnapping has remained jailed for six months while court officials struggle to identify his language.Authorities believe Octavio Luis Perez, 23, may be faking an ability to speak Spanish.But so far, linguist have narrowed his primary language to an exotic dialect of the high villages of Guatemala and Mexico.The inability of Maricopa County Superior Court officials to determine Perez's language quickly has delayed his right to a speedy trial."It is quite possible he never learned a language," said Razl Roman, manager of the Court Interpretation and Translation Services. "We're dealing with a...

I know that for some it's hard to joke about a subject as serious as the terrorists and the Iraq war. However, ridicule of our enemies is sometimes a good outlet. SMASH HERE FOR A GOOD LAUGH!

HAROLD ICKES: on winning the presidency by terrorizing white women by Mia T, 11.09.04   (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE) http://virtualclintonlibrary.blogspot.com http://hillarytalks.blogspot.comhttp://virtualhillary.blogspot.comhttp://www.hillarytalks.ushttp://www.hillarytalks.orgfiendsofhillary.blogspot.comfiendsofhillary.usfiendsofhillary.orgfraudsofhillary.com missus clinton's REAL virtual office update "If you look at white women, and I think that was the key to this election, Kerry won 45% based on the exit polls--but they're generally in agreement--Kerry won 45%, Bush won 55% of white women. By contrast, Bush won only 45% of white women in 2000, so he upped is percentages by 10 points. In 1996, bill clinton won 48% of white women compared to Bob Dole's...

CONYERS - A Rockdale County judge is frustrated with the high cost of interpeters and says he will start requiring proof that defendants cannot speak English.He says some people are pretending not to be fluent just to delay criminal proceedings.Sidney Nation, a Rockdale County Superior Court judge, says he will start having formal hearings on the need for an interpeter because his public defenders' office has exceeded its $2,500 budget for interpeters.A case in August involving Vietnamese defendants required four interpeters in the courtroom during the plea proceedings, two of which were paid for by the state. Nation ultimately determined...

DEBATE 2:Bush KOs Kerry (The Lethal Danger of Kerry-Edwards + Old Media)POURQUOI JOHN KERRY EST DANGEREUX POUR L'AMÉRIQUE by Mia T, 10.10.04 (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE)  BUSH:[G]oing into Iraq... was the right decision. The Duelfer report confirmed that decision today, because what Saddam Hussein was doing was trying to get rid of sanctions so he could reconstitute a weapons program. And the biggest threat facing America is terrorists with weapons of mass destruction. We knew he hated us. We knew he'd been -- invaded other countries. We knew he tortured his own people.   KERRY:I...

DEBATE ONENO GYP SHEET POURQUOI JOHN KERRY EST DANGEREUX POUR L'AMÉRIQUE   by Mia T, 10.05.04 DEBATE ONENO GYP SHEET (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE) NEW! compleatjohnkerry.blogspot.com NEW! unfitforcommand.blogspot.comjohnkerryisdangerousforamerica.blogspot.com COPYRIGHT MIA T 2004   election update!JOHN KERRY IS UNFIT~THE SERIES Est-ce que je peux? préemption et l'essai globalKERRY'S "GLOBAL TEST" FOR PREEMPTION:WHY SECURITY MOMS WILL VOTE FOR BUSHDiane Sawyer Nails Kerry PerilPREEMPTION + KERRY'S EX POST FACTO REASONINGWINDSURFER WATERLOOwhy the surfboard--not the snowboard--is (to mix war metaphors) Kerry's Achilles' heelWindsurfing in the Persian Gulf John "One Position on Iraq" Kerry's 1971 Replay YOO-HOO DAN RATHER!KERRY'S BELATED...

Everyone seems to have their terrorism antenna up nowadays. Some of the results, like the "zero tolerance" at airports, has quite obviously crossed the stupid line. But, that's only because Congress interfered, passing inappropriate legislation. Where Congress has not (yet) interfered, things seem to be handled on a more adult level. The trucking industry is a case in point. Those of us who have had the unfortunate experience of witnessing a large gas truck burn understand what an eventful situation that can be. Other hazardous materials transported by trucks from coast to coast every day of the year could cause...